Introduction Section I – Integrated Science Directions for fy 2005
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Biological Informatics ProgramThe Biological Informatics Program is the one program funded by the budget sub-activity Biological Information Management and Delivery (BIMD). The Biological Informatics Program is identified under the Serving Communities theme within the DOI One Plan Goal to “Advance Knowledge through Scientific Leadership and Inform Decisions through the Application of Science.” The Program seeks to gather the biological information generated by USGS and others, organize and integrate it in useful ways, and promote its use through the development of tools and standards to apply good science to societal challenges. A five-year plan is currently being developed for the Biological Informatics Program; however, the goals toward which the Program has been working remain valid and provide direction for this annual program guidance. This guidance assumes a slightly decreased budget for FY2005 from FY 2004. Goal 1: Increase the availability and utility of biological resources data and information. Identify biological data and information resources at regional, center, and field station level requiring informatics applications to preserve, manage, increase utility of, and/or improve access to these resources through incorporation in the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). Emphasize the management of those scientific information resources most relevant to Bureau priorities. Identify and establish or reinforce collaborations with providers of content applicable to the priority themes and integrated science initiatives of the Bureau. Emphasize, in existing partnerships, the development, integration, sharing and use of information particularly pertinent to those priorities. In collaboration with FWS, modify and expand Gap Analysis tools and processes to address issues in the National Wildlife Refuge System In collaboration with NPS, incorporate Big Bend National Park information requirements into NBII; continue collaboration to address vegetation mapping in new parks. In collaboration with BLM, adapt the vegetation-mapping program for BLM lands. In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and other museums and herbaria, develop the U.S. node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, providing access to digital information on specimens contained in natural history collections. Within the NBII, proceed with building previously established NBII nodes. Continue the initiation of the newly established Northeast Information Node and the Mid-Atlantic Information Node, and expand the capabilities of the Southern Appalachian Information Node, to address biological resource issues critical to those respective regions. Goal 2: Develop and apply standards, protocols, and techniques that enhance the information discovery and retrieval capabilities. Continue supporting and organizing interagency technical working groups related to portal development, XML (eXtended Markup Language) adoption with the federal government, and other emerging standards and technologies. Continue efforts to:
Goals 3: Develop technologies and tools for the integration, analysis, visualization, and application of biological information to natural resources stewardship. Increase efforts in the research, development and application of data visualization tools. Develop integrated predictive models and decision support systems that can be applied to priority programs or issues of the Bureau and its customers and partners. In collaboration with DOD, develop and apply information technologies for the management of biological resources on military lands. Goal 4: Apply innovative technologies and best practices to improve the development, description, and dissemination of biological information. Advance the application of geospatial technologies to support understanding of land cover, species distribution and conservation status. Increase availability of geospatial data through the NBII, ensuring that national NBII Geospatial standards are applied to the development and dissemination of geospatial data and information. Support Open GIS geospatial standards in the development of biological web mapping applications. In collaboration with NASA, develop advanced information models, tools and technologies to support natural resource science and decision-making. Goal 5: Conduct an information science research program to support the advancement of biological informatics capabilities. In collaboration with NSF, NASA, and other agencies continue funding a joint grant initiative related to biodiversity and ecosystems. Contact: Barbara Bauldock Cooperative Research Units Program
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